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Disney Making a Live-Action TV Movie Based on Villains’ Kids
The Disney Channel has announced it is making a live-action TV movie featuring the children ofย Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, the Evil Queen, and Jafar calledย Descendants.
The movie will be directed by Kenny Ortega ofย Newsiesย andย High School Musicalย fame which makes me wonder if it will be a musical.
The description doesn’t hint that it will be…but it doesn’t deny it either:
Descendantsย is set in a present-day idyllic kingdom, where the benevolent teenaged son of the King and Queen (Beast and Belle from Disney’sย Beauty And The Beast) is poised to take the throne. His first proclamation: offer a chance at redemption to the trouble-making offspring of Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, the Evil Queen and Jafar who have been imprisoned on a forbidden island with all the other villains, sidekicks, evil step-mothers and step-sisters. These villainous descendants (Carlos, Mal, Evvie and Jay, respectively) are allowed into the kingdom to attend prep school alongside the offspring of iconic Disney heroes including Fairy Godmother, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and Mulan. However, the evil teens face a dilemma: Should they follow in their nefarious parents’ footsteps and help all the villains regain power or embrace their innate goodness and save the kingdom?
The movie is slated for a Spring 2015 release on the Disney Channel.
What do you think: Could it be good or is it just another way for Disney to license products? It’s not aimed to our age demographic, but let’s face it: Many of us will watch it.
[via Jezebel]
“Adventure Time” Cartoonist Draws Himself, Cat 100 Times
Adventure Timeย cartoonist Mike Holmes drew himself and his cat in the style of 100 different, famous cartoonists.
The series name? “Mikenesses.”
Natch.
I’ve only included 11, but you can see them all here.
Quentin Blake
“Wallace and Gromit”
“The Powerpuff Girls”
“Archer”
Rob Liefeld
Bill Watterson
Chuck Jones
Osamu Tezuka
Charles Schulz
Gary Larson
Berkeley Breathed
[via io9]
“What Are You Going to Knit This Winter?” [Comic]
I don’t knit (this comic is partly why), but I have other hobbies that this relates to.
[Source: Natalie Dee]
The “Smaug” Stars’ Dramatic Reading of “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” [Video]
Some of you may be old enough to remember this gem, which gained massive popularity after the announcement ofย The Hobbitย trilogy.
http://youtu.be/AGF5ROpjRAU
Well, IGN recently asked some of the cast members from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaugย to do a dramatic reading of Nimoy’s lyrics.
I think Cumberbatch’s interpretation is the best, and I’m not just saying that because he’s my future ex-husband.
[via Nerdist]
These Hidden Batman Graffiti Are Spectacular [Pics]
Imgur user sneakylawyer stumbled on these fantastic Batman grafitti somewhere in an old abandoned building in Ronse, Belgium. The only thing known about the artist is that he signs his art with “Pete One.”
[Via Geek Tyrant | Imgur]
$38 Tablet Hits US Market
An Indian firm has begun selling a tablet computer in the United States for $37.99. However, it does appear you get what you pay for.
The UbiSlate range is the work of DataWind, a company which set out to make the cheapest possible devices to sell to the Indian market where the average income is the equivalent of US$1,219 — a sum that, taking into account local prices, has the equivalent purchasing power of US$3,608.
The company has already made two models under the Aakash brand name, with the main takers being schools and colleges looking for ways to get cheap internet and video tutorial access to students.
The same devices have now been repackaged for sale in the US and UK. The cheapest model, the UbiSlate 7Ci, is a 7 inch model with 512MB of Ram and a 1GHz processor. It runs Android 4.03 and has 4GB of on-board storage and an SD card expansion slot. It has a single 0.3 megapixel camera. It supports WiFi and also has a SIM card slot so you can use it as a phone.
DataWind says it is making a small profit margin on each device, boosted by the web browser including advertising. It says it has a long-term goal of selling a profitable model in the US for $19.99.
It’s a sign of how quickly things change that many of the specifications on the 7Ci equal or better those on the original model iPad. Today they look pretty meager and it remains to be seen how well the device can cope with Android 4.03.
The chances are the tablet will represent better value for those who want to use it as a single-purpose device that borders on disposable (for example, mounted in a kitchen as an interactive recipe book), or perhaps even a toy for younger children.
TIME suggests it could work well for commercial purposes, for example with a magazine producing a digital edition and then giving away the tablet to read it on as part of the subscription cost.
Astronauts Should NOT Eat Beans, Here’s Why [Video]
Just when you thought that everything was supposed to be silent in space, this short film comes along to prove you wrong.
Written and directed by Animator Alvise Avati and produced by Animation Director Eamonn Butler. Beans, a short film with an unexpected ending, showcases Cinesite’s creature animation skills. We hope you have fun watching and sharing it!